The annual Giants 400 Report ranks the nation's top architecture, AE, engineering, EA, and construction firms, by revenue. You’ll want to be sure your firm is on the Giants 400 lists, as potential clients look to these rankings for prospective firms to design and construct their future projects. 

The Giants 400 results will be published in the July/August 2021 and September/October 2021 issues of Building Design+Construction magazine, with extended coverage online. The 2021 Giants 400 release dates are listed at the bottom of this page.           

  
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE 
2021 GIANTS 400 SURVEY

(NOTE: If you're having trouble downloading the Excel survey, please email David Barista at dbarista@sgcmail.com)

NOTE: The Excel document has multiple tabs. If you do not see the tabs at the bottom of the worksheet, go to the “view” tab on the menu and select “full screen." You should see five tabs at the bottom.

Completed surveys must be returned by May 7, 2021.

Please fill out the survey form and attach it in an email to BOTH dbarista@sgcmail.com and dmalone@sgcmail.com. 

There are two additional ways to participate in the 2021 Giants 400 report:  

1. SUBMIT YOUR LATEST PROJECT PHOTOS FOR CONSIDERATION
As in years past, we're looking for great project photos for use in the Giants issues, including on the cover. Please email your photo submissions to me (dbarista@sgcmail.com) by May 7, 2021. Please include a short description of each image, with the project name and location and key Building Team members (owner/client, architect, structural engineer, MEP engineer, and contractor). Important: Please include photo credit information.

2. SUBMIT YOUR IDEAS FOR THE 2021 GIANTS EDITORIAL COVERAGE
The editors would like to hear from your AEC teams on the latest trends, projects, and innovations across a number of major building sectors that will be covered in the Giants issues. They include: healthcare, K-12 schools, higher education, data centers, multifamily, government, reconstruction, office, hospitality/hotels, retail, airport terminals, transit/TOD, military, and science and technology. Please email a short summary (and photos, if applicable) of your trends/innovations/projects for any of these sectors to dbarista@sgcmail.com by May 7, 2021.

3. ASK YOUR AEC PROFESSIONALS TO PARTICIPATE IN BD+C's GIANTS 400 RESEARCH SURVEYS  
We're planning two supplemental research surveys that will ask AEC professionals at Giants 400 firms for their input on:
A. Trends in Health/Wellness Movement and COVID-19 Innovations (survey results will be released in the July/August issue of BD+C)
B. The Future of the $106 Billion Education Facilities Market (survey results will be released in the September/October issue of BD+C)
Both surveys are being developed. To participate, we're asking AEC professionals to sign up here.  

The 2021 Giants 400 Rankings Release Dates (all rankings will be listed at BDCnetwork.com/Giants2021):

August 20, 2021
- Top Architecture Firms
- Top Architecture/Engineering (AE) Firms
- Top Engineering Firms
- Top Engineering/Architecture (EA) Firms                
- Top Contractors                
- Top Construction Management + Project Management Firms        
- Healthcare – All Healthcare Facilities Work        
- Healthcare – Hospitals        
- Healthcare – Medical Office Buildings, Dental Offices      
- Healthcare – Outpatient Facilities 
- Office — All Office Building Work                
- Office — Buildings/Core+Shell                 
- Office — Workplace/Interior Fitouts  

August 27, 2021
- Data Centers    
- Hospitality – All Hospitality Facilities Work        
- Hospitality — Hotel, Resorts         
- Hospitality — Casinos 
- Retail — All Retail Buildings Work                
- Retail — Entertainment Centers, Cineplexes, Theme Parks      
- Retail — Malls, Big Box Stores, Strip Centers            
- Retail — Restaurants    
- University / College Facilities  

September 3, 2021
- Government - All Government Buildings Work        
- Government - Federal Civilian Government        
- Government - Local Government Buildings       
- Government - State Government Buildings         
- Government - Military       
- Government - Veterans Administration Facilities
- Science & Technology (S+T) Facilities                
- Science & Technology — Laboratories                
- Schools — PK-12, Public, Private, Charter, Military            
- Sports Facilities/Stadiums/Recreation Facilities 

September 10, 2021
- Industrial Buildings — Manufacturing Plants, Warehouses        
- Integrated Project Delivery (IPD)        
- Multifamily — All Multifamily Facilities Work        
- Multifamily — Apartments, Condominiums                
- Multifamily — Senior Living Facilities                
- Multifamily — Student Housing Facilities   
- Telecommunications Buildings             
- Transit Facilities — Bus/Rail Terminals and Stations   

September 17, 2021
- Airport Terminals  
- Convention Centers/Conference Centers        
- Cultural Facilities – All Cultural Facilities Work        
- Cultural Facilities – Museums and Galleries       
- Cultural Facilities – Performing Arts and Concert Venues       
- Cultural Facilities – Public Libraries  

September 24, 2021
- Downloadable PDF with all 130+ AEC firm rankings 
- Design-Build Work        
- Parking Structures                 
- Public Safety/Justice Facilities                
- Reconstruction Work                
- Religious Structures/Places of Worship

View last year's rankings: Download the 2020 Giants 400 Rankings